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Old 08-10-2006, 22:31
joyce63
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Apologies if this has been posted before, I have searched back and can't find anything and thought this would be of interest to some of you music fans.

There's a fab website up and running called Jock 'n' Roll - and their purpose is to find out the best (and worst) Scottish single of all time:

http://www.jocknroll.co.uk/index.htm

You vote for your favourite 10 singles by Scottish artists, and also for your worst.

Party Fears Two by the Associates is winning the best single vote at present.

Well worth a visit!
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Old 23-11-2006, 23:06
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Thanks Joyce for the kind words. Here is our latest charts:

THE CURRENT TOP 75 (@ Sunday 19 November 2006) (last week in brackets)
1 (1) The Associates—Party Fears Two (1982)
2 (2) Aztec Camera—Oblivious (1983)
3 (4) The Skids—Into The Valley (1979)
4 (5) Franz Ferdinand—Take Me Out (2004)
5 (3) The Blue Nile—Tinseltown In The Rain (1984)
6 (7) Big Country—In A Big Country (1983)
7 (6) Jesus and Mary Chain—Never Understand (1985)
8 (9) Cocteau Twins—Pearly Dewdrops Drops (1984)
9 (10) Deacon Blue—Dignity (1987)
10 (8) Orange Juice—Rip It Up (1983)*
11 (14) Edwyn Collins—A Girl Like You (1994)
12 (12) Altered Images—Don’t Talk To Me About Love (1983)
13 (15) Big Country—Fields of Fire (400 Miles) (1983)
14 (13) The Proclaimers—Letter from America (1987)
15 (17) Del Amitri—Nothing Ever Happens (1990)
16 (11) Trashcan Sinatras—Obscurity Knocks (1990)
17 (21) The Waterboys—Whole of the Moon (1985)
18 (19) Gerry Rafferty—Baker Street (1978)
19 (18) Danny Wilson—Mary’s Prayer (1987)
20 (20) Teenage Fanclub—Sparky’s Dream (1995)
21 (16) Simple Minds—Waterfront (1983)
22 (28) The Proclaimers— I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988)
23 (24) Texas—I Don’t Want A Lover (1989)
24 (22) Stealers Wheel—Stuck In The Middle With You (1972)
25 (27) Orange Juice—Falling and Laughing (1980)
26 (26) Orange Juice—Felicity (1982)*
27 (25) Hipsway—The Honeythief (1986)
28 (30) Strawberry Switchblade—Since Yesterday (1984)
29 (29) Arab Strap—The First Big Weekend (1996)
30 (23) The Rezillos—Top of the Pops (1978)
31 (42) Orange Juice—Blue Boy (1980)
32 (48) Jesus and Mary Chain—Just Like Honey (1985)
33 (37) Wet Wet Wet—Love Is All Around (1994)
34 (31) Lloyd Cole and the Commotions—Perfect Skin (1984)
35 (32) Goodbye Mr Mackenzie—The Rattler (1986)
36 (34) The Proclaimers—Sunshine On Leith (1988)
37 (41) The Associates—Club Country (1982)
38 (40) Teenage Fanclub—Everything Flows (1990)
39 (47) Belle and Sebastian—Lazy Line Painter Jane (1997)
40 (39) Camera Obscura—Lloyd, I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken (2006)
41 (38) Primal Scream—Loaded (1990)
42 (46) Primal Scream—Movin’ On Up (1992)
43 (36) Average White Band—Pick Up The Pieces (1974)
44 (35) Roddy Frame—Reason For Living (1998)
45 (45) Jesus and Mary Chain—Some Candy Talking (1986)
46 (44) This Mortal Coil—Song To The Siren (1983)
47 (33) Aztec Camera—Walk Out To Winter (1983)
48 (50) Idlewild—American English (2002)
49 (63) Horse—Careful (1990)
50 (49) Simple Minds—I Travel (1980)
51 (60) Hue and Cry—Labour of Love (1986)
52 (57) Eddi Reader—Patience of Angels (1994)
53 (43) Friends Again—State of Art (1983)
54 (67) Camera Obscura—Eighties Fan (2001)*
55 (66) Del Amitri—Always The Last To Know (1992)
56 (65) Bay City Rollers—Bye Bye Baby (1975)
57 (64) Fire Engines—Candyskin (1981)
58 (RE) Simple Minds—Don’t You (Forget About Me) (1985)
59 (61) Sons and Daughters—Johnny Cash (2004)
60 (59) Hue and Cry—Looking for Linda (1989)*
61 (58) The Big Dish—Miss America (1991)
62 (56) Deacon Blue—Real Gone Kid (1988)
63 (55) Aztec Camera—Somewhere In My Heart (1988)*
64 (54) The Vaselines—Son Of A Gun (1987)
65 (53) Travis—Why Does It Always Rain On Me? (1999)
66 (52) Love and Money—Winter (1991)
67 (51) Jesus and Mary Chain—You Trip Me Up (1985)
68 (74) The Bluebells—Cath (1983)
69 (73) Fiction Factory—(Feels Like) Heaven (1983)
70 (71) Simple Minds—Glittering Prize (1982)
71 (-) Love and Money—Jocelyn Square (1989)
72 (-) Paolo Nutini—Last Request (2006)
73 (68) BMX Bandits—Serious Drugs (1992)
74 (-) Strawberry Switchblade—Trees and Flowers (1983)
75 (-) Annie Lennox—Why? (1992)

Top 20 Worst Jock ‘n’ Roll Single (@ 12 Nov)

1 (1) Wet Wet Wet—Love Is All Around*
2 (3) Andy Cameron—Ally’s Tartan Army
3 (2) Sandi Thom—I Was A Punk Rocker*
4 (4) The Proclaimers—Letter from America*
5 (RE) Deacon Blue—Dignity*
6 (7) The Krankies—Fan’dabi’dozi*
7 (RE) The Proclaimers—I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)*
8 (-) Hue and Cry—Labour of Love*
9 (5) Neil Reid—Mother of Mine
10 (8) Annie Lennox—No More I Love Yous*
11 (6) Simple Minds—Belfast Child*
12 (-) Del Amitri—Don’t Come Home Too Soon
13 (-) Altered Images—Happy Birthday
14 (9) Andy Stewart—Scottish Soldier
15 (RE) Travis—Why Does It Always Rain On Me?*
16 (10) Kelly Marie—Feels Like I’m In Love
17 (-) Jim Diamond—I Should Have Known Better
18 (-) Lulu and the Luvvers—Shout*
19 (-) Sheena Easton—For Your Eyes Only
20 (-) Donovan—Mellow Yellow

Cheers to those who have already visited our virtual ballot box!!

The Cat
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Old 23-11-2006, 23:20
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Magic by Pilot should be in there!
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Old 24-11-2006, 12:00
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It was posted a couple of months ago and prompted me to visit the site and vote. A great list of memories but some of those choices for worst single
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Old 24-11-2006, 16:34
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Donald, where's yer troosers! Loved the 12" 'dance' remix, it was cracking!
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